Rubber heel for shoes.



No. 663,865. Patented Dec. I8, I900.

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RUBBER HEEL For: suoss. (Appfimtion filed Jan. 29. 1900.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES:

ATT EY UNHTE WILLIAM W. GOMINGOR, OF DANVILLE, INDIANA.

RUBBER HE EL FOR SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,865, dated December 18, 1 900.

Application filed January 29, 1900. Serial No. 3,124. (No model.)

To on whom it 7771M}! concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM W. COMIN- GOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county of Hendricks and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber Heels for Shoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of rubber heels which are designed to be applied to leather shoes, boots, and the like, or more particularly to the leather soles thereof, and has for its object to provide a heel of this character which may be made and finished in a factory and be applied by one of ordinary skill to either new or old shoes so as to present a neat appearance without requiring either fitting or finishing of the heel in applying it and which may be as readily used upon an old heel when a height greater than that of the rubber heel is desired.

A further object is to provide against the rubber wearing away too rapidly at the back part of the heel.

The invention consists in embedding a plate of peculiar form and arrangement within an otherwise solid rubber heel as a bearingplate for nail-heads to draw upon for attaching the heel to a sole, the plate being adapted to cause the heel to fit closely at its edges to the sole and prevent uneven bulging of the sides of the heel, and thus avoid refinishin after securing the heel.

It consists, further, in a new and novel means for preventing the wearing away of the rubberin use; and the invention consists, still further, in the parts and combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 repre sents a fragment of a shoe having a heel constructed in accordance with my invention attached thereto; Fig. 2, a plan view of the heel,showing the wearing-face, which is designated as the bottom thereof; Fig. i a central longitudinal vertical sectional View; Fig.

4, a plan view of the blanks of which the securing-plates are formed; Fig. 5, a transverse vertical sectional view; Fig. 6, a fragmentary perspective view showing a part of the securing-plate to which is applied the device for relieving the rubber of excessive wear, and Fig. 7 a view in elevation of the device for protecting the heel against wear.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures of the drawings designate similar parts.

In construction I provide a plate 0, which is preferably stamped out of thin sheet-steel and has a plane contour generally resembling a horseshoe, which is shown in Fig. 4- in continuing solid and broken lines, defining the outer edge 1}, which conforms to the curvature of the heel, into which it is to be embedded, the circumferential dimensions of the plate being slightly less than that of the heel, somewhat as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 2 and in section in Figs. 3 and 5. The width of the plate from the outer edge 7; to the inner edge h may be varied according to the dimensions of the heel, and when the plate is quite narrow I usually form it with swells m at the inner edge h, where the perforations D for nails are made, to provide for uniform strength, and in some cases, especially when wide plates are designed, I form projections E at one or both edges h 'i, which are turned up and partially over one face of the plate, forming grippers E for securing the rubber to the plate. A second plate G is also usually employed for securing the center of the for ward part of the heel, and it preferably has a straight edgej and a curved edge It and has a perforation D to receive a nail.

When it is desired to protect the rear part of the heel against excessive wear, I employ a curved plate H, whichis slitted, so as to form a series of pins or studs I, adapted to extend from the .plate 0 to the bottom of the heel and having a projection 19, adapted to enter a perforation n, formed in the plate 0, and preferabl y having a base-flange t. The plate H bears against the face of the plate 0, having the projections E thereon and in a suitable position thereon. The projection and perforation together prevent displacement of the plate H while molding the rubber about it. The plates Cand G are properly set, and the IOO rubber forming the heel B is molded about the plates, minute holes F being provided to receive nails and registering with the perforations D and D in the plates. The bottom face dis straight or plane, and the top face f is depressed, generally below the curved edges 19, so that when the heel is secured to the usual convex bottom of a shoe-sole the edges 1) are forced to spread and fill indentations or unevenness in the sole and effect a close joint at the edges (1 of the sole A. Diametrically the top of the heel is less than the bottom in dimensions when made; but when applied the top spreads, so that it becomes as broad or broader than the bottom, thus producing a symmetrical outline, the continuity of the plate 0 causing the rubber edge I) to spread equally allaround the curved part of the heel,

' so that no trimming is required, as is the case where only a washer is employed as a seat for the nail-head. 1

In lieu of the short projections E shown I may employ somewhat extended flanges for the same purpose.

In practical use the top f is placed properly against the shoe-sole or against a leather heel, and nails e, each having a small head 6, are inserted in the holes F from the face d and driven in, a sinking-tool being used to force the nail in 'until its head is seated against the plat-es and the nails clenched.

\ Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, the rubber heel, the plate inclosed therein having the perforation therein, and the slitted plate having the pro-- jection in said perforation and bearing on said plate.

2. The solid-rubber or cushion heel having the nail-receiving holes formed therein and also having embedded in the material thereof adjacent to the outer edge the thin narrow metal strip corresponding in outline substantially to the contour of the heel and having holes registering with holes in the heel and also having the perforation therein, the slitted plate having the projection in said perforation and bearing on said strip, the projections on said plate turned toward the bottom of the heel, and the nails in said holes and bearing against said plate, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The solid-rubber or cushion heel having the nail-receiving holes formed therein .and also having embedded in the material thereof adjacent to the outer edge the thin narrow metal strip corresponding in outline substantially to the contour of the heel and having holes registering with holes in the heel, and also having a perforation therein; the slitted plate having the projection in said perforation .and bearing on said strip, the plate situated between the ends of said metal strip and having the nail-hole registering with a nailreceiving hole in said heel, and the nails in said holes, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. COMINGOR.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. THOMPSON, E. T. SILvIUs. 

